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I Could Never Go Vegan

Name: I Could Never Go Vegan
Director: Thomas Pickering
Genre: Climate / Environment, Sport, Science
Released: 2024
Duration: 97 min 7 sec

Synopsis

Filmmaker Thomas Pickering has never eaten meat. Born in the 1980’s and raised vegetarian, before switching to a vegan diet, Tom’s always believed he’s been doing right by the animals, his own health, and - more recently - the planet. Despite this he still can’t go a day without hearing from others why they could never go vegan. From “where do you get your protein” and “soya is killing the rainforests” to “vegan food is expensive” and “climate change doesn’t exist”, he’s heard it all. With no sign of these arguments against his lifestyle choice going away, Tom sets out on a quest to investigate the many reasons he’s heard over the years, and see if they’re unjustified, or whether his upbringing was one big plant based con.
On his journey Tom tracks down several top athletes, witnessing world records, championship successes and an 84-year-old taking part in his sixth ultra-marathon. He speaks to doctors, environmental scientists, psychologists and chefs. He follows investigative journalists and activists as he goes undercover into factory farms, where he learns the A Rating awarded to the UK for its farming practise isn’t what it seems.
At the end of it all, Tom tries to piece together this complex picture as he finds a clear link between the way we treat animals, the effect it has on our planet, and our own health.

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Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 97 min 7 sec
Format: digital
Director: Thomas Pickering 1st Feature
Producer: James Pickering, Thomas pickering
Executive Producer: Alicia Silverstone, Alissa White-Glue, Heather Mills, Peter Egan, Matthew Glover, Jane Land, Sailesh Rao, Philip Pollen
Editor: Thomas Pickering
Screenwriter: James Pickering
Director of Photography: Thomas Pickering
Sound: Waqar Shah
Composer: Benjamin Squires
Principal cast: Thomas pickering, George Monbiot, Sophia Ellis, Melanie Joy, Gemma Newman, Alan Desmond, Minik Patel, Paul Youd

Genre

Climate / Environment Sport Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

I Could Never Go Vegan Limited

L1, Castle House, Castle Street,Sheffield, S3 8LU

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Sales Company

Canoe Films

Canoe Film Ltd.
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

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